Seminar on Credit and Financing

Monica DiPerna, a mortgage broker and MBA, is teaching a class at the LGBT Center on Market Street on home financing and personal credit.

This class will help homebuyers understand what banks require when analyzing their creditworthiness. We will perform an in depth review of what a credit score is and how to improve it. We will review lender requirements and rules regarding assets and savings, and we will review the loan application in its entirety. Everyone who takes the class will receive a $500 coupon towards their home purchase.

Instructor Monica DiPerna, MBA, will discuss: I. Your Credit Report and How to Improve ItII. What Documentation You Need To Provide Regarding Your Income III. What Assets You Need or How Much You Will Have to Save to Purchase PropertyIV. What Loan Applications Look LikeV. What Information Lenders Will Need and Why

When:Wednesday, May 10, 2006 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Admission: There is a $20 recommended donation to benefit of The Center; however no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

The Center’s Economic Development Department is dedicated to encouraging LGBT individuals to become more self-sufficient by accumulating savings to make long-term investments in housing, higher education, business, and retirement.

RSVP:E-mail Ken Stram, at kens@sfcenter.org, or call him at 415-865-5515. Act quickly to reserve your place. Space is limited